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Two Open Document Standards Better Than One?

Posted by Zonk on from the snarky-lil-megacorp-aren't-they? dept.

tsa writes "Microsoft says that the consumers should have the choice between multiple open standards for documents." From the article: "Microsoft's Yates said that OpenDocument and Open XML come from very different design points. 'In the future at some point there will be convergence,' he said. In the near term, the transition period from proprietary document formats to Open XML-based ones will be 'messy and complex,' he added. 'Competition between standards we believe is a very good thing.'"

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  1. the old saying goes.. by jspectre · · Score: 4, Funny

    "standards are great, everyone should have one."

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    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

    1. Re:the old saying goes.. by mysqlrocks · · Score: 4, Funny

      "standards are great, everyone should have one."

      Or the other variation of that, "standards are great, there are so many to choose from."

      --
      Bradley Holt
  2. I've upped my standards... by SunPin · · Score: 5, Funny

    so up yours.

    --
    Laws are for people with no friends.
  3. Good idea? by ceeam · · Score: 5, Funny

    <html>

    <head>
    <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
    <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)">
    <style>
    <!--
    /* Style Definitions */
    p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0cm;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";}
    @page Section1
        {size:595.3pt 841.9pt;
        margin:2.0cm 42.5pt 2.0cm 3.0cm;}
    div.Section1
        {page:Section1;}
    -->
    </style>

    </head>

    <bod y lang=EN>

    <div class=Section1>

    <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Idiot</span></p>

    </div>

    </body>

    </html>

    1. Re:Good idea? by BushCheney08 · · Score: 5, Funny

      xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

      <head>
      <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
      <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
      <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9">
      <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9">
      <link rel=File-List href="./Hehehe_files/filelist.xml">
      <title>Hehehe</title>
      <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
        <o:DocumentProperties>
          <o:Author>Goatse</o:Author>
          <o:LastAuthor>Goatse</o:LastAuthor>
          <o:Revision>1</o:Revision>
          <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
          <o:Created>2005-12-15T15:59:00Z</o:Created>
          <o:LastSaved>2005-12-15T15:59:00Z</o:LastSaved>
          <o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
          <o:Company>ProbeCo</o:Company>
          <o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
          <o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
          <o:Version>9.6926</o:Version>
        </o:DocumentProperties>
      </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
        <w:WordDocument>
          <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>6 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
          <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayH orizontalDrawingGridEvery>
          <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVer ticalDrawingGridEvery>
        </w:WordDocument>
      </xml><![endif]-->
      <style>
      <!-- /* Style Definitions */
      p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
              {mso-style-parent:"";
              margin:0in;
              margin-bottom:.0001pt;
              mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
              font-size:12.0pt;
              font-family:"Times New Roman";
              mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
      @page Section1
              {size:8.5in 11.0in;
              margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;
              mso-header-margin:.5in;
              mso-footer-margin:.5in;
              mso-paper-source:259;}
      div.Section1
              {page:Section1;}
      -->
      </style>
      </head>

      <body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'>

      <div class=Section1>

      <p class=MsoNormal>Hehehe. Good One.</p>

      </div>

      </body>

      </html>

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      Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
  4. Open XML? by john82 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Seriously, is that what Microsoft calls their format now? I can hear the PR guys.

    "We've got to come up with a name that at least sounds like we're the good guys. You know, open to new ideas. I've got it! We'll use Open XML!"


    It's just marketing BS. Bleh!
  5. Re:Divide and conquer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get it yourself.

    -Jesus